Articles by Carrie Marshall

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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than twenty books. Her latest, a love letter to music titled Small Town Joy, is on sale now. She is the singer in spectacularly obscure Glaswegian rock band Unquiet Mind.

Articles by: Carrie Marshall

BenQ W5850 and W4100 projectors on stands in front of a black background.

BenQ launches two new 4K projectors – one promises theater-grade image quality, and one brings AI processing to home projectors

By Carrie Marshall published 10 April 25

BenQ's new projectors deliver bigger images from shorter distances and cinema-grade calibration too.

A man wearing JLab Epic Open Sport earbuds with a harbour in the background

One of the best budget earbuds brands just launched two super-cheap noise cancelling buds, and some open earbuds with Hi-Res Audio

By Carrie Marshall published 10 April 25

Incredibly affordable ANC, Spatial Audio and open-ear audio too

A scary creature that looks like a female cyborg with something less scary - an alien, perhaps - clinging to its shoulder. From Love, Death & Robots Volume 4

Netflix's Love, Death and Robots gets a new explosive and exciting teaser trailer

By Carrie Marshall published 9 April 25

The award-winning animated series Love, Death and Robots returns on May 15.

Two young women in casual wear slouch on a sofa. The sofa is in a residential street and is bookended by small chests of drawers with cushions, boxes and other junk on top.

Netflix's #2 most-watched movie is a new buddy comedy with 94% on Rotten Tomatoes – here are 3 more to watch next

By Carrie Marshall published 9 April 25

Already streamed One Of Them Days? Here are three more of the best buddy comedies to stream on Netflix tonight.

The Bondsman is Prime Video's most popular show – here are 3 more quirky series with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes

By Carrie Marshall published 8 April 25

If you enjoyed Prime Video's Lazarus-like bounty hunter, we think you'll love these too

Denon AH-C840NCW true wireless earbuds in white, in their charging case on a green fabric and wooden surface

Denon's AirPods-like new earbuds range beats Apple with next-gen Bluetooth audio and a tempting low price

By Carrie Marshall published 8 April 25

Open-ear and noise-cancelling wireless earbuds with large drivers and big battery life.

Audio-Technica's new cheap headphones look like the audio bargain of the century

By Carrie Marshall published 8 April 25

Audio-Technica's ATH-R30x are pro-level open-back headphones at an unbelievable price

Tom Cruise swings from an aeroplane undercarriage in the final Mission Impossible movie

New Mission Impossible trailer shows off Tom Cruise's latest stunts in the final chapter of Paramount's action spy series

By Carrie Marshall published 7 April 25

The latest Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning trailer gives fans more of a glimpse of Tom Cruise's latest death-defying stunts.

This 4K portable laser projector goes twice as bright, twice as big as LG's equivalent, for the same price

By Carrie Marshall published 7 April 25

LG's Cinebeam Q just got some serious competition

One of the most elite audiophile earbuds makers has a smart new USB-C Hi-Res pair for a much more realistic price

By Carrie Marshall published 7 April 25

Campfire Audio Axion are elite wired earbuds for a fraction of the usual price, with Hi-Res Audio support

Michael Rabinavitch looking at someone off-camera in The Pitt season 1

This new medical drama series on Max is The Bear meets 24 in surgical scrubs, and I've cried through every episode

By Carrie Marshall published 6 April 25

The Pitt is a new medical drama series on Max that's must-watch TV.

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Record Store Day 2025: the full list, plus 5 great albums you need to bag on April 12

By Carrie Marshall published 5 April 25

Record Store Day 2025 promises tons of unmissable music for every kind of music fan – here are my picks.

Kaleidescape's new Blu-ray quality movie streamer is half the price, but has a huge 4K catch – and maybe that's okay

By Carrie Marshall published 4 April 25

This new streamer dramatically cuts the cost of reference quality video, but it's 2K-only

The Sony Bravia 8 II TV showing bubbles in a close-up

Sony's new OLED TV gets first price and release date, and it's great news for us, bad news for LG

By Carrie Marshall published 4 April 25

Sony's 2025 Bravia 8 II and Bravia 5 are coming for LG's crown

Five Nights At Freddy's 2 teaser image showing two animatronic eyes on a black background

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 gets December 2025 release date and first teaser, but you won't be able to watch it at home straight away

By Carrie Marshall published 3 April 25

Peacock doesn't think you're ready for this Freddy as Five Nights at Freddy's 2 gets a theater-only release date.

The Sonos Era 100 and Ray’s new lower price are a welcome move from a company that wants to win your love back

By Carrie Marshall published 3 April 25

Sonos' price cuts to its more affordable home wireless speakers are big – and they're permanent.

Okay, the AirPods Max USB-C lossless audio update is now available, for real this time – here's how to check you've got it

By Carrie Marshall published 3 April 25

Apple's hi-res audio update didn't "just work" originally. But now it does!

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Netflix movies and shows are now available in over 30 languages – here's what you need to know

By Carrie Marshall published 3 April 25

Netflix's subtitles and dubbing now come in over 30 flavors – and you can mix them up